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New European Union school calendar omits Christian holidays
CNA ^ | 1/16/11 | CNA

Posted on 01/16/2011 7:56:36 PM PST by Nachum

Strasbourg, France, Jan 14, 2011 / 02:11 pm (CNA).- A 2011-2012 school calendar published by the European Union has omitted Christian holidays, while continuing to note important Jewish and Muslim celebrations.

The European Union has printed three million copies of the calendar which will be distributed free-of-charge to students who request them.

Former French politician and government minister, Christine Boutin, wrote in her blog Jan. 11 that the calendar leaves out Christianity, “the religion practiced or recognized as forming the cultural assembly of our ‘old’ continent.”

Boutin is a consultant for the Pontifical Council for the Family, as well as president of the Christian Democratic Party in France. She went on to lament that Christianity has “fallen into the limbo of collective ignorance.”

While Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter are missing from the calendar's pages, days commemorating “Sikh Baisakhi-Day, the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday, the Muslim holiday Aid-el-Kebir,” remain in place,” Boutin continued.

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicnewsagency.com ...


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1 posted on 01/16/2011 7:56:39 PM PST by Nachum
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To: potlatch

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ping of interest

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2 posted on 01/16/2011 7:59:50 PM PST by devolve (. . . . . . . . . Wagya Butt for only $100 pound . . new and improved and ahead of the curve . . . .)
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To: Nachum

Why am I NOT surprised!!??


3 posted on 01/16/2011 8:00:33 PM PST by gwilhelm56 (NY... Can't afford to Live Here... Can't Afford to LEAVE!!)
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To: Nachum

Have to kill christianity. Or so they think. They have no idea what they are opening the door to.


4 posted on 01/16/2011 8:00:42 PM PST by Cisco Nix (Because the left is ugly and the right is beautiful.)
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To: Nachum

although the atheist world might want to (LIE) pretend that the holy trinity: God/Christ/HS don’t exist, He doesn’t pretend that His people don’t exist. That is like saying that it is dark outside in the middle of the day.... it doesn’t change the fact that it is light.

the current administration and universe is pretending that evil is good and good is evil.... it is an excercise in futility and an eternal death sentence upon them


5 posted on 01/16/2011 8:00:48 PM PST by bareford101 (. All Muslims lie to infidels to confuse them)
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To: devolve

[the cultural assembly of our ‘old’ continent]

Away with the old and in with the new......burkas maybe?

We knew this was creeping in but to see things actually put into place is pretty startling. Guess the people all agree over there?


6 posted on 01/16/2011 8:13:02 PM PST by potlatch ( !/ ~*coincidences usually aren't *~\!)
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To: Cisco Nix

“Have to kill christianity.”

It is interesting to note that this is aimed ONLY at Christians.
Other religions get a pass.
Maybe the wheenies fear that the Muzies might burn Europe.


7 posted on 01/16/2011 8:15:40 PM PST by AlexW
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8 posted on 01/16/2011 8:17:58 PM PST by narses ( 'Prefer nothing to the love of Christ.')
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To: potlatch

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Muzzies are attacking and threatening the Pope now to

He must ‘shut up’

I see this bringing Protestants and Catholics closer together

The Muzzies have no idea what they have started

Everyone in Europe has no gone soft

And the USA will take them on and kick 0pansy out on his skinny dopehead butt too

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9 posted on 01/16/2011 8:26:40 PM PST by devolve (. . . . . . . . . Wagya Butt for only $100 pound . . new and improved and ahead of the curve . . . .)
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New European Union school calendar omits Christian holidays

While Christian holidays such as Christmas and Easter are missing from the calendar's pages, days commemorating “Sikh Baisakhi-Day, the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday, the Muslim holiday Aid-el-Kebir,” remain in place,”

10 posted on 01/16/2011 8:27:33 PM PST by LucyT
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To: AlexW
“Maybe the wheenies fear that the Muzies might burn Europe.”

That was my point. You kill Christianity and you create a void. The Mohammedans move in and take over. They will burn Europe in the process.

11 posted on 01/16/2011 8:28:49 PM PST by Cisco Nix (Because the left is ugly and the right is beautiful.)
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To: LucyT
Coming soon to the socialist-funded, collectivist managed, GODLESS, government school near you!

We live in one of the reddest counties in one of the reddest states. Our collectivist and GODLESS government “schools” have “Winter Break”. Christmas no longer exists in these indoctrination camps.

12 posted on 01/16/2011 8:31:06 PM PST by wintertime (Re: Obama, Rush Limbaugh said, "He was born here." ( So? Where's the proof?))
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To: Nachum; TigersEye

You mean there is no Buddhist holiday, like Vaishaka Day?

Whats wrong with these ignoramuses? They should include EVERY religion of the world! Then they would have at least one day off every week in the year!

Stupid idjits!! LOL.

Seriously. Europe is in deep trouble.


13 posted on 01/16/2011 8:35:23 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama . fascist info..http://www.americanthinker.com2009/05/brack_obama_the _quintessentia_1.html)
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To: devolve
[Muzzies are attacking and threatening the Pope now to..shut up]

I know, and burning him in effigy. Yes I agree it should bring all Christians closer together because of what we're fighting.

I just can't believe the people have allowed this to happen there but have read Europe isn't very religious anymore. They don't know what they're in for.

14 posted on 01/16/2011 8:35:55 PM PST by potlatch ( !/ ~*coincidences usually aren't *~\!)
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This hasn’t come to American schools. At least not yet.


15 posted on 01/16/2011 8:52:31 PM PST by Clintonfatigued (Illegal aliens commit crimes that Americans won't commit)
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To: potlatch

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Inactive Catholics in Europe will start reacting as they see the violent Muzzies attacking the Pope
Think about Ireland - Catholics there can get riled up and mucho active - as do the Protestants

Together or apart - they can shut things down El Quicko

Italy is another spot to watch

France is already reacting

Spain - is Spain -

They need to bleed more before they wake up El Cid

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16 posted on 01/16/2011 9:07:47 PM PST by devolve (. . . . . . . . . Wagya Butt for only $100 pound . . new and improved and ahead of the curve . . . .)
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To: devolve
[Together or apart - they can shut things down El Quicko]

That's good to read. What about England? Prince Charles seems to be for the muslims. It still amazes me when I read of prominent people being at ease with islam.

How can anyone believe it a ‘religion of peace’?

17 posted on 01/16/2011 9:14:11 PM PST by potlatch ( !/ ~*coincidences usually aren't *~\!)
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To: AlexW

It’s not just fear of the Muzzies - Europe’s elite have been hankering for an excuse to push Christianity out of their daily lives - look for it to be illegal to be a Christian (Unless it is a state approved christianity) in the future as that is where it is ultimately heading.

Mel


18 posted on 01/16/2011 9:38:08 PM PST by melsec
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To: potlatch

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Prince Charles is a wimpy jerk

His son -

Prince Harry is tough fighter

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19 posted on 01/16/2011 9:45:02 PM PST by devolve (. . . . . . . . . Wagya Butt for only $100 pound . . new and improved and ahead of the curve . . . .)
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To: Candor7

One day off from their onerous four day work weeks? lol


20 posted on 01/16/2011 10:40:12 PM PST by TigersEye (Who crashed the markets on 9/28/08 and why?)
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